Memories of the South

The Road to Singapore: The Record of an Imperial Guardsman (Part 1)

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Title (English):

The Road to Singapore: The Record of an Imperial Guardsman (Part 1)

Title (Romaji/Japanese):

Shingapōru e no Michi: Aru Konoehei no Kiroku (Jō) (シンガポールへの道：ある近衛兵の記録（上）)

Author (Romaji/Japanese):

Tsuchikane Tominosuke (土金富之助)

Publisher (Romaji/Japanese):

Sōgeisha (創芸社)

Year of Publication:

1977

Place of Publication:

Tokyo

Pages:

224

Worldcat URL:

https://search.worldcat.org/title/703860760

Table of Contents:

  • Preface (まえがき)
  • Passing as a Class A Soldier (甲種合格)
  • Lessons for Enlistment? (入隊の心得？)
  • The Morning of Enlistment (入営の朝)
  • One Star Upon Enlistment (入隊星一つ)
  • The Barracks Squad (内務班)
  • Training (訓練)
  • Visits and the Canteen (面会•酒保)
  • Leave and the Guardhouse (外出•営倉)
  • The Prestige of the Imperial Guardsman (近衛兵の名誉)
  • Departure for the Front (出陣)
  • The Barracks Squad at the Front (戦地の内務班)
  • A First Year Soldier’s Homesickness (初年兵の郷愁)
  • The Death of Corporal K, First Year Soldier Supervisor (初年兵係K兵長の死)
  • First Participation in a Suppression Campaign (討伐に初参加)
  • Officer Candidate (幹部候補生)
  • A Great Convoy (大輪送船団)
  • The Announcement of Officer Candidate Examination Results (候補生合格発表)
  • Bloodless Landing in Southern French Indochina (南部仏印無血上陸)
  • Formation of the Bicycle Unit (自転車部隊の創設)
  • Promotion and Jungle Training (進級•ジャングルの訓練)
  • A Break from Drills (練兵休)
  • Appointment as Swimming Instructor (水泳指導班長を命ぜられる)
  • Pleasant Squalls and Skin Disease (快適なスコールと皮膚病)
  • The Bond Between Soldiers and the Home Front (兵隊と銃後のきずな)
  • Promoted to Corporal (伍長に進級)
  • Holiday Leave (休日外出)
  • Recruitment of Special Volunteers (特別志願兵の募集)
  • Redeployment (部隊の移動)
  • The War Begins (開戦)
  • To the Malayan Border (マレー国境へ)
  • The Advance of the Bicycle Unit (銀輪部隊の進撃)
  • The Alor Star Incident (アロルスターの事件)
  • Back to the Battlefield (再び戦場に)
  • Churchill Supplies (チャーチル給与)
  • Kuala Lumpur (クアラルンブール)
  • Returning to the Original Unit (原隊復帰)
  • Battle Near Johor (ジョホール近くの戦闘)
  • Hand-to-Hand Combat (白兵戦)
  • Our Company Isolated (我が中隊孤立する)
  • Pineapple Fields (パイナップル畑)
  • Chaos at the Frontline (最前線の混乱)
  • The Johor Royal Palace (ジョホール王宮)
  • Eve of the Crossing (敵前渡河前夜)
  • Crossing the Strait Under Fire (敵前渡河)
  • The Mangrove Forest (マングローブの林)
  • Encounter with Enemy Tanks (敵戦車と遭遇)
  • Mortal Combat in the Irrigation Ditch (用水堀の死闘)
  • Cremating a Comrade-in-Arms (戦友を焼く)
  • The Fall of Singapore (シンガポール陥落)

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